Scientist: Stephanie Wehner

Stephanie Wehner profileStephanie Wehner is Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor in quantum information at Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands), and the director of the EU-funded European Quantum Internet Alliance. She is a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the 2025 Koerber European Science Prize, and is one the founders of QCRYPT, which has become the largest conference in quantum cryptography.

She has written numerous scientific articles on both physics and computer science. From 2010 to 2014, her research group was located at the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, where she was first Assistant and later Associate Professor. Previously, she was a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology in the group of John Preskill.

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A scientist’s opinion: interview with Prof. Stephanie Wehner on the quantum internet

“The EU now faces a critical choice: continue to lead this transformation, or risk becoming dependent on others for this foundational technology," says computer scientist and quantum physicist Stephanie Wehner. She is Professor in quantum information at Delft University (the Netherlands) and Director of the European Quantum Internet Alliance. She is also the laureate of ...

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Is Europe ready for the quantum internet?

With its unique physical properties, quantum-transmitted data is impossible to eavesdrop on. The EU is at a critical juncture in the development of this groundbreaking technology, with major efforts underway to build the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure. As other regions and countries, such as China, also invest heavily in quantum internet, the question remains whether ...

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